mire vajud ke andar hai ik qadim makaan — Asima Tahir

nahin vo itnaa bhi paagal nahin thaa
jo mar jaataa miri vaabastagi mein

— Asima Tahir

khvaab kaa intizaar khatm huaa
aankh ko niind se jagaate hain

— Asima Tahir

ham ne jab haal-e-dil un se apnaa kahaa
vo bhi qissa kisi kaa sunaane lage

— Asima Tahir

shahzaadi ke kaanon mein jo baat kahi thi ik tu ne
baad tire vo baat tire hi afsaanon mein gunjti hai

— Asima Tahir

Dubne ki na tairne ki khabar
ishq-dariyaa mein bas utar dekhun

— Asima Tahir

khushbu jaisi raat ne meraa
apne jaisaa haal kiyaa thaa

— Asima Tahir

ye aansu ponchh lijiye aur muskuraaiye
chaara nahin hai koi bhi rukhsat kiye baghair

— Nasim Zahid

gham hai na ab khushi hai na ummid hai na yaas
sab se najaat paae zamaane guzar gae

— Khumar Barabankavi

jab ki pahlu se yaar uThtaa hai
dard be-ikhtiyaar uThtaa hai

— Mir Taqi Mir

husn jalva dikhaa gayaa apnaa
ishq baiThaa rahaa udaas kahin

— Saifuddin Saif

ham haal to kah sakte hain apnaa pa kahein kyaa
jab vo idhar aate hain to tanhaa nahin aate

— Nazeer Akbar Abadi

main ne apni palkon par gham-kade sajaae hain
aarzu ke maatam mein sogvaar hasti hai

— Hanif Fauq